BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding a virtual meeting Tuesday with the governors of Germany’s 16 states to discuss the country’s pandemic measures amid concerns that new mutations of the coronavirus could trigger a fresh surge in cases.The country's infection rate has stabilized in recent days, indicating that existing restrictions may have been effective in bringing down the numbers.
On Tuesday, the country's disease control center reported 11,369 new virus infections and 891 new deaths, for an overall death toll of 47,622.The government tightened the country's lockdown in early January until the end of this month.